By Amy Simonson, Priscilla Alvarez and Devan Cole, CNN Two planes carrying migrants were sent by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday night, his office said, infuriating Democratic politicians and prompting a frenzied response that included humanitarian aid by locals and assistance by Massachusetts officials. It’s the latest in a series of
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN In an open letter to Phoenix Suns employees and players on Thursday, team vice chairman Jahm Najafi has called on team owner Robert Sarver to resign. In the letter, obtained by CNN, Najafi said: “I cannot in good judgment sit back and allow our children and future generations of fans to
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN “Chai tea latte, please… but with oat milk, a shot of espresso, two pumps of brown sugar syrup, extra hot, no foam, and cinnamon on top.” More Starbucks customers are opting for elaborate concoctions like this instead of the normal drinks on the menu, the company says. To speed up service
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN “Chai tea latte, please… but with oat milk, a shot of espresso, two pumps of brown sugar syrup, extra hot, no foam, and cinnamon on top.” More Starbucks customers are opting for elaborate concoctions like this instead of the normal drinks on the menu, the company says. To speed up service
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN “Chai tea latte, please… but with oat milk, a shot of espresso, two pumps of brown sugar syrup, extra hot, no foam, and cinnamon on top.” More Starbucks customers are opting for elaborate concoctions like this instead of the normal drinks on the menu, the company says. To speed up service
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban and Arnaud Siad, CNN Business Labor unions in the United Kingdom offered the country a brief respite from a wave of strike action during the period of national mourning for the late Queen Elizabeth II. Now, one day after the monarch’s funeral, strikes are back on as workers press their claims for
Continue ReadingBy Robert Shackelford and Judson Jones, CNN Tropical Storm Fiona has formed in the Atlantic, becoming the sixth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm, packing winds of 60 mph with even higher gusts, was about 495 miles east of the Leeward Islands late Thursday morning. The
Continue ReadingBy Saskya Vandoorne, Melissa Bell and Olga Voitovych, CNN Shevchenkove may have been liberated after more than six months of Russian occupation, but in the run-down streets of this small town in northeastern Ukraine, there are no scenes of joy. Its streets were practically deserted Tuesday, five days after Ukrainian forces swept through. Their trucks
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After putting up just 12 total points against Kansas State, the Mizzou offense is looking to bounce back Saturday at home against Abilene Christian. The leader of that group, starting quarterback Brady Cook says he’s taking a chip on his shoulder going into week three. “Defense has been awesome. They played a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS VOLLEYBALL HELIAS (3) BATTLE (0) FINAL HS SOFTBALL HANNIBAL (4) CLARK COUNTY (11) FINAL WESTRAN (13) HARRISBURG (3) FINAL ODESSA (2) MARHSALL (6) FINAL HALLSVILLE (16) MOBERLY (3) FINAL FAYETTE (7)
Continue ReadingBy Pamela Brown, Evan Perez, Jeremy Herb and Kristen Holmes, CNN Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has complied with a subpoena from the Justice Department’s investigation into events surrounding January 6, 2021, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN, making him the highest-ranking Trump official known to have responded to a subpoena
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The Blair Oaks Board of Education said Wednesday it plans to address the needs of transgender students on an individual basis after the board voted unanimously to get rid of its transgender policy during a meeting Tuesday night.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Bullying continues to be the number one issue reported to Missouri’s anonymous school safety hotline, Courage2Report. Last month, there were 10 reports of bullying – repeat harassment made to Courage2Report. There were five school shooting threats, and four threats to kill. Over the past three years, bullying – repeated harassment, has been
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Local, state and federal agencies practiced their response Wednesday in Moberly in the event a train carrying radioactive material were to derail.
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business When Ford chief executive Jim Farley split the company’s passenger vehicle business into two parts — one for electric cars, the other for gasoline-powered vehicles — Farley put himself in charge of the electric car business, a division called Model e. The assumption among a lot of industry observers was
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Business Unless we get a breakthrough soon in deadlocked negotiations, Friday will mark the beginning of the first national rail strike in 30 years (which we wrote about in Monday’s newsletter). ICYMI: Tens of thousands of train workers are ready to walk off the job just after midnight tomorrow night unless
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable with lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny early with increasing clouds. Highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: We can expect warmer temperatures overnight with light southeasterly winds as temperatures only dip into the lower 60s, which is slightly above average for this time of year. Highs on Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, Chris Isidore, Phil Mattingly and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Railroad and union officials are currently meeting with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh at the Labor Department in Washington, according to the White House, as the Biden administration tries to help avoid a freight rail strike that could cause massive supply chain disruptions and have
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN It was a first for actor Ryan Reynolds, who allowed a video crew to capture his colonoscopy screening on camera to raise awareness of the increase in colon cancer diagnoses among people under 50. Colorectal cancer is the third most frequently diagnosed cancer in the United States, according to the American
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A conversation between a federal judge and a lawyer for one of the Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy ended in a screaming match on Wednesday, when the lawyer suggested she would argue at trial that her client deleted evidence after the riot because he was directed to by another lawyer.
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